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RFID Tags December 7, 2009

Radio frequency identification (RFID) is a very powerful and efficient promising technology that is becoming very popular because it enables companies to achieve total business visibility. It is helping a lot of businesses cut down the operational cost of running these businesses by knowing the identity, condition and also the location of assets. Radio frequency identification (RFID) is also used in many other ways to make the conducting of businesses much easier.  Many shops and businesses in the United Kingdom, France, Germany and the Netherlands make full use of this evolving technology today, even though it has been a common feature in most shops and businesses in Japan for a little while. Radio frequency identification (RFID) is a microchip combined with an antenna in a compact package which can be attached to an object and be tracked.  This is possible because the tag’s antenna will pick signals from an RFID reader.  Although, the radio frequency identification (RFID) tag is a wonderful invention, there are still a few ethical issues surrounding the use of (RFID) tags by some consumer groups.  These consumer groups feel that the (RFID) tags can be used by shoppers even after they have left the shops.  This could potentially result in an infringement of privacy. On the other hand, it is also a breakthrough for security operatives because (RFID) tags can also be used to monitor criminals, if the tags are placed in them.  This fast and emerging technology is surely going to play an important role in the coming years, but it still has to overcome the ethical issues surrounding its adoption by numerous businesses and shops for it to pass the test of time.

Welcome to RFID journal: By Mark Roberti [Date accessed 07-12-09]                                                             http://www.rfidjournal.com

Consumer concerns over RFID tags: By BBC news [Date accessed 07-12-09]        http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4247275.stm